Christian Democratic Movement
The Christian Democratic Movement (Slovak: Kresťanskodemokratické hnutie, KDH) is a Christian democratic[9] political party in Slovakia that is a member of the European People's Party (EPP) and an observer of the Centrist Democrat International.
History
In the 2014 European elections, KDH came second place nationally, receiving 13.21% of the vote and electing 2 MEPs.[10]
In the 2016 parliamentary election, the party only won 4.94% of the vote, losing all of its seats. This was the first time since its inception that the party did not reach the parliament. Following the electoral defeat, KDH elected Alojz Hlina its new leader.[11]
Party leaders
| Leader | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ján Čarnogurský | 1990–2000 |
| 2 | Pavol Hrušovský | 2000–2009 |
| 3 | Ján Figeľ | 2009–2016 |
| 4 | Alojz Hlina | 2016–2020 |
| 5 | Milan Majerský | 2020–present |
Election results
Czechoslovak Parliament
| Election | Leader | Chamber of People | Chamber of Nations | Government | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | |||
| 1990 | Ján Čarnogurský | 644,008 | 6.05 | 11 / 150 | 11 | 4th | 564,172 | 5.31 | 14 / 150 | 14 | 4th | Coalition |
| 1992 | Ján Čarnogurský | 277,061 | 2.89 | 6 / 150 | 5 | 10th | 272,100 | 2.84 | 8 / 150 | 6 | 7th | Opposition |
Slovak National Council
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Rank | Seats | +/– | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Ján Čarnogurský | 648,782 | 19.2 | 2nd | 31 / 150 | 31 | VPN–KDH–DS |
| 1992 | Ján Čarnogurský | 273,945 | 8.9 | 3rd | 18 / 150 | 13 | Opposition (1992–1994) |
| SDĽ–KDH–DEÚS–NDS (1994) |
National Council
| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Rank | Seats | +/– | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Ján Čarnogurský | 289,987 | 10.1 | 4th | 17 / 150 | 1 | Opposition |
| 1998 | 884,497 | 26.3 | 2nd | 15 / 150 | 2 | SDK–SDĽ–SMK–SOP | |
| Part of the Slovak Democratic Coalition (SDK), which won 42 seats in total | |||||||
| 2002 | Pavol Hrušovský | 237,202 | 8.3 | 5th | 15 / 150 | 0 | SDKÚ–SMK–KDH–ANO (2002–2006) |
| Opposition (2006) | |||||||
| 2006 | 191,443 | 8.3 | 6th | 14 / 150 | 1 | Opposition | |
| 2010 | Ján Figeľ | 215,755 | 8.5 | 4th | 15 / 150 | 1 | SDKÚ–SaS–KDH–Bridge |
| 2012 | 225,361 | 8.8 | 2nd | 16 / 150 | 1 | Opposition | |
| 2016 | 128,908 | 4.9 | 9th | 0 / 150 | 16 | No seats | |
| 2020 | Alojz Hlina | 134,099 | 4.7 | 8th | 0 / 150 | 0 | No seats |
| 2023 | Milan Majerský | 202,515 | 6.8 | 5th | 12 / 150 | 12 | Opposition |
European Parliament
| Election | List leader | Votes | % | Rank | Seats | +/– | EP Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Anna Záborská | 113,655 | 16.2 | 4th | 3 / 14 | 3 | EPP-ED |
| 2009 | Martin Fronc | 89,905 | 10.9 | 4th | 2 / 13 | 1 | EPP |
| 2014 | Anna Záborská | 74,108 | 13.2 | 2nd | 2 / 13 | 0 | |
| 2019 | Ivan Štefanec | 95,588 | 9.7 | 4th | 2 / 14 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Miriam Lexmann | 105,602 | 7.2 | 5th | 1 / 15 | 1 |
President
| Election | Candidate | First round | Second round | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Rank | Votes | % | Rank | ||
| 1999 | Endorsed Rudolf Schuster |
1,396,950 | 47.4 | 1st | 1,727,48 | 57.2 | 1st |
| 2004 | František Mikloško | 129,414 | 6.5 | 5th | not qualified | ||
| 2009 | Endorsed Iveta Radičová |
713,735 | 38.1 | 2nd | 988,808 | 44.5 | 2nd |
| 2014 | Pavol Hrušovský | 63,298 | 3.3 | 6th | not qualified | ||
| 2019 | Endorsed František Mikloško |
122,916 | 5.7 | 5th | not qualified | ||
| 2024 | Endorsed Ivan Korčok |
958,393 | 42.5 | 1st | 1,243,709 | 46.9 | 2nd |
See also
- Politics of Slovakia
- List of political parties in Slovakia
- Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party
References
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- Back to citation Bodnárova, Bernardína (2006), "Social Policy", Slovakia 2005: A Global Report on the State of Society, Institute for Public Affairs, p. 307
- Back to citation Henderson, Karen (1999). "Minorities in Europe: Croatia, Estonia and Slovakia". Minorities and Politics in the Slovak Republic. Cambridge University Press. p. 150. ISBN 9789067041171. Bunce, Valerie; Wolchik, Sharon L. (2011). Defeating Authoritarian Leaders in Postcommunist Countries. Cambridge University Press. p. 64. ISBN 9781107006850.
- Back to citation Mikušovič, Dušan (20 March 2023). "Strany hľadajú slogan, ktorým trafia náladu voličov. Po "konci chaosu" od Smeru to PS skúša s "normálnosťou"". Denník N (in Slovak). Bratislava: N Press.
- Back to citation "História KDH". Christian Democratic Movement (in Slovak). 22 June 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- Back to citation occurrence 7.0 Back to citation occurrence 7.1 Back to citation occurrence 7.2 Back to citation occurrence 7.3 "Súhrnné výsledky hlasovania | Voľby do orgánov samosprávy obcí 2022". volbysr.sk (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 15 December 2022.
- Back to citation occurrence 8.0 Back to citation occurrence 8.1 Back to citation occurrence 8.2 Also with coalitions.
- Back to citation José Magone (2010). Contemporary European Politics: A Comparative Introduction. Routledge. p. 456. ISBN 978-0-203-84639-1.
- Back to citation "Elections to the European Parliament 2014". ep2014statistics.sk. 2 May 2014. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- Back to citation "Novým predsedom KDH sa stal suverénne Alojz Hlina". TA3 (in Slovak). 11 June 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
External links
- Official website (in Slovak)